diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 127e532f1..cedd2c432 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2013-10-17  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	* autogen.sh: Don't set LC_CTYPE as it doesn't create problem for
+	compilation but prevents gcc from displaying messages in non-Latin
+	alphabets.
+	* conf/Makefile.common: Likewise.
+
 2013-10-16  Hiroyuki YAMAMORI
 
 	Handle Japanese special keys.
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index f4e06bf26..10fe68fb9 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 set -e
 
-export LC_CTYPE=C
 export LC_COLLATE=C
 unset LC_ALL
 
diff --git a/conf/Makefile.common b/conf/Makefile.common
index ba13c29af..727e0645d 100644
--- a/conf/Makefile.common
+++ b/conf/Makefile.common
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 CFLAGS_PLATFORM=
 
 export LC_COLLATE := C
-export LC_CTYPE := C
 unexport LC_ALL
 
 # Platform specific options